Thomas Nast's Original "The
Halt" Civil War Print

You are viewing an
incredible Civil War illustration by Thomas Nast. It is entitled "The
Halt" The leaf was created in October, 1864. The print is rich with
interesting historic content, and shows an exhausted group of Civil War
soldiers stopping for a rest at a small town. A black man can be seen
pumping water for the thirsty men.

Thomas Nast "The Halt"
(Click on Image for Enlarged View)

The man in the foreground
is leaning over a barrel while his friend pours water over his head. A small
black boy is shown in the center of the image. Men can be seen sitting and
soaking their feet in a bucket of water. Covered wagons are shown in the
background. There is so much interesting detail you will want to click on
the image to show it in more detail.

The caption attributes the
illustration to Thomas Nast, as does the distinctive signature in the lower
right corner of the illustration.

We created this
Thomas Nast Gallery to digitally preserve Nast's Civil War work for
posterity. We are now making the original, 140 year old leafs
available for a price of $250 each. The proceeds from the sale of the
material will enable us to continue to expand the material featured on our
site. Please contact paul@sonofthesouth.net
if you are interested in acquiring one of these original leafs.